‘Tis the season to tackle loneliness and check in with older Australians
Families and friendship groups across the nation are being urged to use the upcoming Festive Season as a time to check...
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Consumer Directed Care research gets funding boost
More than $836,000 in partnership grant funding has been awarded to a research program for facilitating the transition... -
Latest home care data highlights need for urgent action
New data released by the Department of Health has raised concerns and led to calls for more to be done after it was... -
First ‘job ready’ youth graduates ready for aged care
Creating job-ready graduates and bringing in a younger workforce to the aged care industry has formed the basis of a new... -
Embracing the positivity of young leaders
Young professionals seem to steer clear of aged care because of negative perceptions surrounding the industry. Samantha... -
Aged care alliance to support Chinese sector
Ageing populations in Australia and China have been the basis of a new partnership formation between three South... -
More needed for Increasing Choice in Home Care
Australia’s severe lack of home care support and the need for more work to be done on the rollout of the Federal... -
LASA say the time to nominate is NOW
A new awards scheme has been introduced by Leading Aged Services Australia (LASA) with the aim of promoting and... -
New model to rate aged care to the rescue
A team of researchers from a South Australian university have developed a new evidence-based index to offer insight into... -
Community consultation at heart of new aged care home
Community wants, needs and necessities have been at the heart of design and development plans of a brand new residential... -
Aged care awards acknowledge technology innovators in the sector
Providers, pioneers and industry professionals are among those who have been awarded for their technological... -
Ongoing calls for government to address homelessness among older Australians leads to action
The first step in government support of Australia’s growing population of homeless and vulnerable older... -
Success sees LGBTI dementia training e-course continue
A new short, online and free course aimed at assisting workers across the health and aged care sectors become culturally... -
Voices in aged care unite
A community run campaign is hoping to change the way our nation cares for its elderly by lobbying politicians and... -
LASA looks to address regional and rural care challenges in SA
A number of key issues and the additional challenges known to face rural aged care providers will be at the heart of... -
Partnerships could pave the way for aged care
Partnerships between aged care providers and vocational training organisations could play an important role in... -
Mudgeeraba: where farm meets aged care facility
Whoever said not to work with children and animals has obviously not seen the impact the combination can have on the... -
Staff ratios in aged care: an ongoing debate
The need for mandated staff-to-patient and staff-to-resident ratios in the health and aged care sector are once again up... -
Young people ready to join the aged care discussion
Why is it that when we talk about aged care we don’t see young professionals at the table? Samantha Bowen looks at how... -
Procura shares in industry growth
SPONSORED STORY – Technology continues to play a part in the growth of the aged care sector. This is highlighted... -
Reviewing aged care reviews – where to now?
Several reviews have been released over the last few weeks relating to a number of pressing issues in aged care. There...
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